Chalayan

Renowned for his innovative use of materials and progressive attitude to new technology, Hussein Chalayan is one of fashions most experimental designers. With transformation ever his theme, Chalayans best-known designs include paper dresses that can be folded into envelopes, a coffee table-turned-wooden skirt, and dresses that mechanically morphed through a century of silhouettes. Conceptual he may be, Chalayan is also commercial. In 2011, he not only announced that he was shortening his labels name from Hussein Chalayan to just Chalayan, he also created the wearable diffusion collection Grey Line. As creative director of sportswear label Puma, he additionally does an co-branded line of contemporary mens and womens wear.